Engineer programs
The distinctive French Ingénieur program
Earn a Graduate Engineering Degree from a French top-ranked School of Science and Engineering
Features of the French Ingénieur Program:
- Grants graduates the “Titre d’Ingénieur” (Master of Science in Engineering) and confers the European degree of Master recognized worldwide
- Highly selective admissions
- Elite education
- Exciting and successful careers
- A multidisciplinary program offering:
- Fundamental Sciences: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
- Engineering Sciences
- Economics
- Quantitative Social Sciences
- Business, Management and Innovation
- Humanities (Sustainable Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics)
- Internationalization Skills (Foreign Languages, Cross-cultural Management, Geopolitics)
- Soft Skills (communication, critical thinking) and global perspectives
- Strong ties to companies (education, research, management)
- Rich opportunities for internships, mandatory in the curriculum
- Access to research laboratories associated with Doctoral Schools
- Opportunities to pursue a PhD after graduation
Why choose the IP Paris graduate engineering program?
IP Paris will enable you to:
- Reap the benefits of France’s most elite education in Engineering
- Customize your program of study
- Establish ties with major international companies (internships, chairs, joint-labs, sponsorship opportunities, coaching, guest lecturers)
- Take advantage of high quality campus infrastructures for study, sports and leisure
- Become a PhD candidate upon graduation, especially in one of the 40 IP Paris Laboratories
- Rapidly integrate the workplace, 95% of graduates are hired within 4 months
- Qualify for high-level professional positions
- Earn a top entry salary
- Be the high profile candidate for international companies, SMEs, start-ups
- Have career opportunities in a wide range of sectors, including IT, deep-tech, finance, energy, environment, transport, cybersecurity, nanotechnologies, AI, data science, robotics
- Join the forces of a strategic alumni network including the CEOs of major international companies, entrepreneurs and renowned researchers
International admissions
IP Paris organizes different international admissions processes for entrance to the six member engineering schools:
Double-degree programs:
Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées, ENSAE Paris, ENSTA, Telecom Paris and Telecom SudParis recruit students through their double-degree programs. If you are enrolled in a double-degree program at an institution which has an agreement with one of these four schools, please contact your international relations office to find out if you qualify and how to apply. More details here.
Concours (CCMP):
The CCMP entrance exam concerns French-speaking students from scientific preparatory programs (classes préparatoires) to enter French-speaking "Grandes Ecoles". More details here.
Concours (FUI-FF):
The FUI - FF entrance exam concerns French-speaking students of foreign nationality who have completed scientific preparatory programs (classes préparatoires) in French-speaking countries. More details here.
Filière Universitaire Internationale (International University Stream) of Ecole Polytechnique (FUI):
The Filière Universitaire Internationale (International University Stream) of the Polytechnicien engineering entrance exam is aimed at foreign students pursuing higher education in international universities. More details here.
Admission without partnership
Non-partnership admission is open to students in higher education at a university outside France, who have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies in science, engineering or quantitative economics and finance, who do not fall into any of the above categories and who wish to enter the engineering program at one of the following schools: Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, ENSTA, ENSAE Paris, Telecom Paris, Telecom SudParis. More details here.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris International Admissions Exam Information webinars:
2024 Webinar Replays
- Brazil - July 3 (with students and alumni) - click here
2022 Webinar Replays:
- Brazil - July 12 (with students and alumni) - click here
Learn more about IP Paris member institutions
École Polytechnique offers a 3-year Engineer Degree Program, which is completed by one-year specialization. Students spend the first three years studying for a Master of Engineering, Science and Technology, and complete this degree with a fourth year of specialization to receive a second master degree and the Diploma of École polytechnique. École Polytechnique ensures that students graduate with both an excellent scientific education and a strong multidisciplinary background. The curriculum focuses mainly on science, with classes in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Computer Science, Mechanics, but also includes a variety of other subjects like Foreign Languages, Sports, Humanities, Social Sciences, Arts and Literature.
Founded in 1747, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées is one of France's oldest and most prestigious grandes écoles. It trains high-level general engineers, future leaders and researchers capable of meeting the challenges facing society. Historically recognized for its expertise in civil engineering and regional planning, it is now focusing on the challenges of the ecological transition, by developing innovative training and research programs. Through its laboratories, it is at the forefront of various fields such as mechanics, materials science, economics, the environment and applied mathematics. Our fact sheet. More details here.
Founded in 1741, ENSTA Paris is the oldest and one of the most renowned Graduate Schools of Engineering in France, specialized in Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Information and Communication Science & Technology, leading to careers in Transportation, Energy, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering Mathematics among others.
ENSTA Paris Ingénieur program offers students a multidisciplinary education in Engineering by providing high-level scientific courses, up-to-date with the latest changes in cutting-edge technologies, combined with close links with world-leading companies, and transversal skills such as Economics, Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
ENSAE Paris offers a three-year Program. ENSAE graduates are trained to harness the potential of the massive and complex data available to firms and public institutions, and interpret them “smartly” for evaluation, prediction and decision-making. ENSAE’s core courses consist of a special blend of Economics, Statistics, Econometrics and Machine learning, all taught with strong mathematical foundations and coupled with the ability to apply the methods to real-life topics. This unique core curriculum, complemented with advanced specialization tracks in Economics, Statistical Learning, Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science, is ENSAE’s take on “Data Science”. A small institution, ENSAE prides itself in “knowing students by their first names”, accompanying them in their project, offering challenging courses taught by its internationally recognized faculty, and leading to high-paid career paths.
Télécom Paris is the French leading school in digital technology with its strong links with companies, ensuring excellent employability rates in all sectors and is ranked number one among major engineering schools for digital technology. Offering excellence in teaching and innovative educational methods, Télécom Paris is at the forefront of a unique innovation ecosystem founded on cross-disciplinary and interactive training, interdisciplinary research, incubators and accelerators for start-ups, and several campuses (Paris, Sophia Antipolis, Shanghai). The school’s laboratories have been recognized as leading forces in the fields of digital science, with remarkable international standing, impressive business volumes with the socioeconomic and corporate worlds, and a strong commitment to training.
Télécom SudParis trains tomorrow’s elite engineers and managers in the field of digital sciences and technology, providing educational opportunities to women and men of all origins to become builders of the digital society. Its programs are grounded in the excellence of its high-level research, a pillar for innovation needed to meet the world’s social and economic challenges. Graduates acquire in-depth knowledge in science and technology coupled with training in project-management, entrepreneurship and internationalization skills. The first of the three-year program covers six fundamental domains: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Communications, Networks and Image Processing. Students then specialize their knowledge over the next two years leading to the Master’s Degree in Engineering. Data Science, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, High-Speed Networks, Industry 4.0, Finance, E-Health are some of the many possible majors. See the complete Télécom SudParis brochure.